Thankful Thursday

My man knows me! He brought home my favorite flowers the other night just because. That's right. No reason at all. Now that's something I'm thankful for!

Every once in a while I'm going to dedicate Thursdays on my blog to being thankful. Sometimes I just need to write out a list of things to be thankful for to get me out of a slump kind of mood.

A mood I've been in for the last few days.

You see, I left Colorado's blue skies, crisp thin air, mountains, yellowing Aspens, friends and family almost a week ago. Since deboarding the plane I can count on my hands how many hours of sunshine/blue skies we've had here. And this is just the beginning. Not to mention that Scot is on a triple right now (on-call back-to-back-to-back) which means we're not seeing much of him and I have to wonder why I even came back in the first place. Another week would have been fine, doncha think?

Oh right. This is where I live now. Cleveland. Land of...

Do you see why I need this Thankful Thursday thing?

I have recently gotten over my feeling that I was sent to exile here in Cleveland. I can go back to CO. It is really still there. It hasn't changed. And I will be back in 12 weeks. From today.

No. I'm not counting at all.

Ok. Enough of the pity party. Here's a brief list of things I'm thankful for:

• Sunshine and blue patches of sky yesterday morning for my walk and this afternoon while at the park with the boys
• Jamie (my friend/running buddy/supportive mom who lives down the street and is a lot of times the only adult I have face to face contact with before Scot gets home)
• Church - really, this is what holds my week together sometimes
• The Bible study I'm about to start with some great gals - we're doing Beth Moore's "A Heart Like His" on David and the Psalms
• Skype - without this wonderful invention I wouldn't get to see my dad (or mom, brother, sister-in-law) on a daily/weekly basis
• My microwave. I was thinking today of how easy life is because I have a microwave. Leftovers, milk, water, butternut squash - warm or hot in a matter of seconds! What would I do without it?!
• My boys. Big and little. They bring pure joy to my life and are my rays of sunshine when I'm gray.
• Hand-me-downs! I just went and raided a tub of 2T clothes for Evan - I may get by this season - again - without having to buy any clothes for my growing munchkins!
• My eyes, Corny maybe, but the trees here really are pretty right now and they're only going to get better!

There is a lot more, but you get the point.

"Two women shared a jail cell. One looked at mud, the other the stars."

Look at the stars. If I can, so can you. :)